Music

David Byrne took to Twitter on Tuesday to apologize for portraying characters of color in a 1984 promo skit for the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. In the original skit, Byrne portrays a series of different characters who are interviewing him — and wears skin-darkening makeup (blackface or …

The Killers, Jacques Lu Cont and the Rolling Stones have teamed up for a remix of the Stones’ recently unearthed song, 1974’s “Scarlet,” which features Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page on guitar. On the new rendition, the Killers and their frequent collaborator Lu Cont — one of producer Stuart David Price’s …

In many ways, Angel Olsen’s All Mirrors was a quintessential pre-pandemic record: elegant music with vast orchestral arrangements, made for glitzy all-nighters spent wandering the city. Less than a year later, the ballrooms might be shut down, but Olsen has returned with something far more intimate and spectacular. Whole New …

Former Saturday Night Live bandleader G.E. Smith reminisces about meeting David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and Hall & Oates, performing alongside Gilda Radner and crafting the Wayne’s World theme song in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The First Time video series. While SNL was a revolving door of celebrities, Smith …

Warner Records have announced several exclusive vinyl releases for part one of this year’s Record Store Day on Saturday, August 29th. The Black Keys will be releasing a 2x black vinyl 45 RPM disc version of their ninth album,Let’s Rock, pressed on two 180 gram discs, housed in a deluxe …

In January, “Own It,” a skipping, hummable collaboration between the English rapper Stormzy and the Nigerian singer Burna Boy, reached Number One on the U.K. charts. The two reunite on “Real Life,” a highlight that appears near the end of Burna Boy’s new album, Twice as Tall. The track endears …

Could your weekend playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling StoneLatinselects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. Natti Natasha, Danna Paola, Ally Brooke and Greeicy’s Selena Tribute at the 2020 Premios Juventud …

Micky Dolenz has been singing songs written by his fellow Monkee Michael “Nez” Nesmith since his earliest days in the group — when producers pegged tunes like “Mary Mary” for inclusion on their TV show and studio albums. And, later this year, Dolenz is taking his love for Nez’s songs …

Gilda’s Club NYC, the non-profit organization for cancer patients and their families, has announced their seventh annual Ten Bands, One Cause lineup of pink vinyl releases in partnership with the Orchard. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the lineup for this year will be reduced to four bands, each putting out …

The Who may have been forced to delay their 2020 tour plans due to the pandemic, but they’re trying to make it up to fans by launching Join Together @ Home on YouTube this weekend. It’s a six-week series that will showcase “live and rarely seen footage, mini videos and …